Objectivity Tension
Simply experience
Impressions flow
Somewhat imprecise
Experiences are constantly coming into being and passing away.
“Perfect definition is the death of truth.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Stopped for a Look
Indoor balcony
Overlook catwalk
Flyover bridge
Sometimes it is surprising how well integrated the energy field sets-up.
“Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs.” – Robin Trower
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Virginia 1969
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Minicraft
All perspectives are heavily influenced by taste, individual preference, and underlying emotions.
“You only ever stop being better at what you do when you consider yourself a master and think that there’s nothing left to learn.” – Nicco Valenzuela
Serenity Now
Elements of
A lived experience
Of the world
As a primal element, water is a substance that precedes and yet is essential to our being.
“The world is not a collection of things, but a unity of horizons.” – Alphonso Lingis
Unified Whole
Nexus of past
Present and future
Possibilities
A complex of experiences require an active engagement with what is: the interconnectedness between all physical things that determine their particular nature.
“The first analysis of an actual entity, into its most concrete elements, discloses it to be a concrescence of prehensions, which have originated in its process of becoming.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Stack Aside
Out of the way
Won’t be a bother
Until next season
Some object presentations in the museum offer unintentional reward.
“Truthful inconvenience is one of my specialties.” – Steven Magee
Freemason Abbey
Local favorite
Heart of downtown
Elegant yet casual
Traditional American fare in a circa-1873 church now featuring tavern ambiance amidst sanctuary.
“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.” – John Lubbock
Presence of Absence
Solid void
Rather fluid
Interconnected
Imagery frames a portion of the world, bringing it into focus while simultaneously excluding everything else.
“The margins of the text are not simply the edges. They are also the places where the text fails to contain itself.” – Jacques Derrida
Hands to the Face
Contemplation focus
Display gesture
Found in many cultures
Reasons behind this gesture my inhabit an unconscious repetitive occurrence.
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” – Aristotle
Batch Process
Alcohol boils
Lower temperature
Than water
Keeping records while separating spirits from the pot still.
“Lookin’ for a home in the heart of the country.” – Paul McCartney